Shelbyville Optimist Club hosted two Scouts from Troop 390 as speakers at its February meeting. Eagle Scouts Andrew Beard and Conner Hintze are shown with scoutmaster and Optimist club member Duran Shavers.
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Dr. Susan Potter Bell speaks to seniors about health on Sunday at the Shelbyville Recreation Center. The talk was the first of four Quality Aging seminars. This Sunday's seminar will be titled, "Spiritual and Emotional Health."
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During the February meeting of Bedford County Board of Commissioners, County Mayor Eugene Ray read a proclamation for Donate Life Month, which will be observed in April. Posing with Ray, left, were Donna Orr and her husband, two-time double lung transplant recipient David Orr; young Row McLaughlin, who received a kidney transplant; and Billy Smith, a kidney transplant recipient. The goal of Donate Life month is to encourage people to consider organ donation and to make the necessary preparations, such as signing an organ donor card and discussing their plans with their family members.
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